Aiken Standard Personnel Directory
The Aiken Standard lists key staff including Ellen Priest as Publisher Tim O Briant as Audience Development Director Melissa Hanna as Executive Editor Dee Taylor as Advertising Director Laura Tiedman as Circulation Manager Letitia Jefferson as Classified Advertising Manager Ronnie Butler as Production Director.
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Tim O'Briant
Melissa Hanna
Dee Taylor
Laura Tiedman
Letitia Jefferson
Work and Idleness Voiced by Rose Macaulay
The quote notes work as dull and unavoidable while idleness offers temporary relief but may threaten continued existence. It reflects a witty critique of labor and leisure from Rose Macaulay, a noted English writer.
Community cheer and justice wrap in North Augusta and Graniteville
North Augusta Public Safety helped 13 families with food and gifts this holiday season and hosted a fall charity golf event. A shoplifting incident on Whiskey Road saw six suspects detained, while Graniteville honors victims of the 2005 train derailment with a memorial on January 4. A Target data breach exposed about 40 million cards, echoing past South Carolina hacks.
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North Augusta
Whiskey Road
Aiken Department of Public Safety
Sporting Goods
Graniteville
Northfolk Southern
Associated Press
South Carolina
S.C
Colleges Weigh Value Beyond Money Through Gallup Purdue Study
The Gallup Purdue project surveys graduates to measure employment, earnings, engagement, well being, community involvement, relationships, and health. It aims to gauge what colleges deliver beyond diplomas and spur improvements, funded by a $2 million Lumina grant.
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Gallup Polling Organization
Purdue University
Gallup
Jim Clifton
Purdue
Mitch Daniels
Wall Street Journal
Daniels
Indiana
Southeastern Conference
Anthony Carnevale
Georgetown University
Center of Education
The
Chronicle of Higher Education
Gallup-Purdue
Lumina Foundation
Illuminating lessons from 2013 State of Conservatism
The column reviews 2013 as a year conservatives learned progressives must wield power briefly to expose government failures. It cites Obamacare debates, court rulings, NSA distrust, and political shifts under Walker and Obama, concluding conservatism favors wary oversight of government power. George Will notes and Krauthammer is on vacation.
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Barack Obama
John Roberts
Obama
Franklin Roosevelt
Detroit
Wisconsin
NSA
Internal Revenue Service
al Gore
Fortune
North Polar
Washington
Oklahoma
George Will
The
Washington Post
Charles Krauthammer
Letter to the Editor on Phil Robertson and public faith
Aiken reacts to Phil Robertson and Duck Dynasty noting the impact of his views on society. He condemns Robertson’s warnings about hell and eternity while urging stance on moral issues and religious conviction.
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Phil Robertson
Duck Dynasty
Robertson
Mr. Robertson
David Ackerson Aiken
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